The Portland daily press., 1887-07-20
RAILWAY MATTERS.

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE RAILROADS.
The Bartlett and Albany and the Swift
River Railroad questions prove most in
teresting subject for the railroad committee
of the New Hampshire Legislature. The
object of both lines is to reach the heavy
timber lands in Albany. Mr.. Jose of Port
land has already built six miles ont from
Bartlett, over his land, and has begun
second section, but needs charter in order
to go over land Of other parties. The latter
route is from North Conway Village up the
valley Of Swift River. A charter has been
granted by the present Legislature. What
the outcome will!be is uncertain, but it is
not probable that both roads will be built.
The intelligence from the great railroad
meeting at Colebrook that the citizens sub
sidy Of $4,000 has been secured makes it
sure that the building Of the Upper Coos
Railroad will commence Immediately This
will be the most important railroad enter
prise that has occurred in the State for many
years, for in addition TO the developments of
the Upper Coos section the road will become
link in what will be the shortest route
from Quebec to Boston via the Megantic sys-
TEN, Groveton, Plymouth and Concord. AS
Is well known, the Upper Coos Road from
North Stratford to the Canada line, dis
tance of about 25 miles, will be built and
owned by Hon. Frank Jones, Col. Charles
A. Sinclair and George Vandyke. Mr.. Jones
says that the survey up from North STRAIT
ford is being rapidly pushed forward and
that they will have five hundred men at
work on the first section within few days.
There is no question but that the Megantic
corporation will reach the border with
spur as soon or perhaps sooner than the Up
per Coos. gets there. AT the original Cana
dian conference, a Megantic official personal
ly pledged to General Manager Mellen of
the Boston and Lowell Railroad that the
spur from Cookshire should reach the
boundary at Hereford as soon as the Cole
brook Road should be built. Hon. Mr..
Pope, member of the Dominion Parlia-
ment land Canadian Minister of Railways,
has most cordially approved of the original
| proposition Of the Megantic Road, and gives
his personal assurance that the Cookshire
| and Hereford section shall be constructed at
| once Whatever may be the outcome of the
| present railroad contest, it will be a source
| of rejoicing to the New HAMPSHIRE public
that the agitation thus far has resulted in
T, the certain construction of the Upper Coos
| and the Megantic Railroad.
A dispatch from Colebrook states that
there were great rejoicings on Saturday eye-
ming in that place and in Stewartst0wn, in
cluding the firing of cannon, music and
| speeches, over the certainty that the Upper
| Coos Railroad is to be built. Col. Sinclair
| says that men are being engaged in Canada
ana Lnat ground Will De broken anu from
500 to SEQ persons be at work ON or before
Aug. 1st. He predicts that the Coos Road
and the Megantic will be completed before
the close of the year. Col. Sinclair states
that their relations with the Grand Trunk
are of the pleasantest character and that
there will be no trouble in arranging for
through trains to pass over the iron Of that
road from North Stratford to Groveton,
about IA miles. The Coos charter gives the
corporators the right to parallel the Grand
Trunk oyer that distance ii they choose to.